Hardest Hitting 1/2" Cordless Impact Ever? Ingersoll Rand W7152 

Please test continuous vs burst trigger pulls. I think it helps.

All those manufacturers claimed foot pounds but they might as well claim pixie pounds because it's not accurate.

We agree!

Yeah, when it went hard on that first 5 second dynamic test, I was open mouth expecting close to 4 digits on the extended/BCS tests, but IR appears to focus heavily on the immediate lower and mid end torque, which tends to be beneficial real world, and matches with the IR air impacts I had experience with when I worked in an antique auto restoration shop. If it wasn't moving after 5 or 6 seconds, it was time for chemical penetrators, long bars, heat, etc.

does it break bolts/studs off much? that curve looks like it would, interested to know

@@Revoku only 10 year old rusted to hell ones.but those break anyway lol. I live in the rust belt and most of my equipment is snow and salt removal. I haven't broken any studs off. Had one car I couldn't get the lug nuts off without torching. It was an 04 VW Jetta. It sat in a field for 3 years. Only got 3 lug nuts off.. The 3 settings on the back work really well on smaller sized nuts and bolts.

@@joegeorgia8989 I have the first release model 7150 that I bought in 2011 or 2012. A friend had an emergency and replaced all of his tires while on a trip through the southern Midwest (US). What he didn't realize yet was that the shop was shady and stripped a few nuts on the wheel studs on all four sides. He got another flat a few months later and asked me to remove the tire because he couldn't. I hammered for maybe a second or two and stopped and told him if I keep going it will break. He said just do it and get it done. Well it easily broke those stripped studs off rather quickly. I have since used this gun off and on rebuilding differentials and transmissions on commercial trucks and agricultural equipment. I use air guns when possible but the 7150 has seen some use. It is now not as powerful as it used to be, the trigger/brake is going bad, and the old brush motor is sounding a little rough. It still works fairly good now as well but not near its potential. Over ten years of service so I can't complain on a new untested model. I paid for it before it even came out. Never even replaced the batteries. Anyway, do I replace the motor, batteries, and trigger switch assembly....or just buy a new model and hope it's an actual improvement.

@@07zx14White If you have Milwaukee tool already id replace it with a Milwaukee. But that's just me..

A usted cual le gusta más la ridgid o la IR

I don’t even care which one has the most”beans”. Being an Asian import technician down South I would seldom if ever need 1500ft lbs of power. If I worked in the rust belt I would probably be more concerned about it.

I totally agree

Not everyone is as lucky as you guys to be watching this channel :P Most people do buy with those numbers as the only info to go off of performance wise.

I vote with my dollars for appropriately priced things with honest advertisement and good warranties. If we award dishonesty it’ll be like buying a car stereo where no one has real claims.

As someone who is the only tech who uses IR cordless tools at the shop I work at, I can say that you forget about the price after you start really enjoying all the nice features and quality etc. They're just really well thought out tools in my opinion.

@@T8Videography yes so agree. That’s why I have ir tools and refused to get a Milwaukie tool. They feel like rubbish compared to an ir.

Trust me, as the only person that used IR at my old shop, using it every day, and I was rough on them, watching the other techs replace their impacts for the third time, while still using the same electric impact I've had forever, cost becomes negated when you look at the longevity of the tool. Also, having a battery last for weeks on a single charge, while others are having to replace theirs sometimes more than once a day, that's just icing on the cake lol

It's like your good dealer. Knowing how to get returning customers. ;-)

They are turning it up lately!

I own and use one of those guns every day. All my coworkers with Milwaukees and snapons will take every chance they can get to use my wheel gun instead lol. These new IR cordless impacts are very well thought out!

There might be some validity to this statement. I had the flat face 3/8's version, and had battery cell issues with the 5.0ah battery packs. So much so that 2.5ah batteries were stronger after about a year or so of use.

Yeah for sure, it certainly does come out the gate harder. That matters when busting stuff free. Look at 9:30 it does make more power overall than an m18 with hd12.0. You'll notice that.

Not a fan boy I own all

Are you trying to Bankrupt this channel? Lol

I'm waiting for Hilti to make the chart as well.

They already try that....not that good after all.

Hey thanks, fixing this!

You got it

Yes home owner options including plug-in impacts!

My entire shop uses the Ryobi P234g, indestructible. Can't tell you how many times I soaked mine in transmission fluid, flames and smoke licking out from the cooling ports, dropped from the top of ladders and lift arms countless times, amazing. Out of 5 in the shop, only 1 has gone bad after 6 years of service and catching on fire due to trans fluid in the motor. That guy bought the exact same gun, same day at HD. For $40, you can't beat it. Just retired mine to home use, still working perfectly after many years of faithful daily service. I just switched to the PBLID01B from the drill and driver kit (which I believe is basically the same as the PBLID02B minus the mode select) and it's going strong so far. Definitely way stronger than the old one, would love to see how it stacks up to the competition. PLEASE test more impact drivers, we use them as much if not more than our other guns. Very interested to see the Matco brushless 16v tools tested too.

Put grip tape on it

I don't have any problems with the grip on mine after using it almost all day as a wheelgun at work. I do 50pnt inspections on every car that comes through my bay and we do a lot of tires so I use it A LOT and I never ever notice my handle getting any "grosser" than my coworkers

The warranty makes them so much more desirable. They are excellent about repairing or replacing tools

600lbs in the first 5 second for 1/2" is crazy no tool doing that and considering you will use this kind of power 2% of the time it will greatly improve the time of any job by a lot

Clamp testing would be great to see. In an arbitrary test from a few years ago that is no longer available on RU-vid, Yost c clamps performed almost as well as Wilton for a fraction the cost.

We'd take the IR given the choice for what we do. But for the coin, yeah hard to beat m18

Same. Used to own iqv20 now own m18. Really liked the ingersoll rand tool quality and thought of switching back. am quite dissatisfied with these numbers

Very true, although worth pointing out we're starting from zero torque. It doesn't take 5 seconds for the Ridgid to see an advantage if you're say loosening a bolt already 600 ft-lbs + stuck.

@@TorqueTestChannel Yup